Otero County water rights

3,240 rights recorded with the state of Colorado · 2,151 without a priority date

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Groundwater
2,992
Storage
162
Surface water
72
Spring
14

Streams and named sources

Each source page lists its rights in priority order, which is the order water is shared out in a shortage.

Every right in the county, most senior first

Priority date · senior to junior

  • Before 1880
  • 1880–1899
  • 1900–1919
  • 1920–1949
  • 1950–1972
  • 1973–1999
  • 2000 and later
  • No priority date